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Ashcombe Windmill – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Lewes

Ashcombe Windmill – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Lewes

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Ashcombe Windmill – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Lewes

02:27

27.7km

550m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.03 km for 142 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.94 km

Ashcombe Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Ashcombe Windmill was restored in 2007 after being destroyed in a storm in 1916, but its owner James Tasker. The six sails are known as 'sweeps' in Sussex.

The windmill …

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4.87 km

View of Lewes and the Ouse Valley

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The escarpment here and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The steeply sloping chalk grassland is rich in minibeasts, such as Adonis Blue and Small Blue butterflies, and the …

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6.01 km

Iford Hill Track

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Part of the South Downs Way, Iford Hill is a tough climb that'll reward you with spectacular views over chalk grassland meadows, rural farmland landscapes and to the quaint towns …

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14.1 km

Castle Hill National Nature Reserve

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These hills and valleys are part of the Castle Hill National Nature Reserve. The reserve contains ancient rich chalk grassland that provides vital habitat for wild flowers, including spider orchid, …

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14.2 km

Newmarket Hill

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Lovely views of Kingston ridge and Mount Harry

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15.0 km

South Downs Way: Newmarket Hill

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This section of the long distance South Downs Way is a bridleway, so good for a mountain bike but also popular with walkers. The chalky track climbs Newmarket Hill from …

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22.0 km

Blackcap Summit and Trig Point

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Blackcap is a National Trust owned area of countryside on the peak of the South Downs, just south east of the village of Plumpton in East Sussex, England. It is …

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23.8 km

Cuckoo Bottom Track

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This is a wonderful stretch of track running just below Mount Harry, and it continues below Black Cap too before it joins the South Down Way at the Beeches. A great biking section overall.

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27.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.4 km

3.39 km

2.80 km

1.35 km

521 m

351 m

Surfaces

20.1 km

3.86 km

3.65 km

129 m

Elevation

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Ashcombe Windmill – Blackcap Summit and Trig Point loop from Lewes

Ashcombe Windmill

View of Lewes and the Ouse Valley

Iford Hill Track

Castle Hill National Nature Reserve

Newmarket Hill

South Downs Way: Newmarket Hill

Blackcap Summit and Trig Point

Cuckoo Bottom Track

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